A pair of Wichita brothers has come under fire for allegedly operating a $3.7 million healthcare fraud scheme that exploited the trust of Medicare and Tricare.
Between 2017 and 2019, Bradley Eck, 54, and Todd Eck, 58, both of Wichita, are accused of creating several businesses and misrepresenting the ownership of the enterprises in documents.
The duo allegedly submitted false billing for medical services not administered to patients, used a physician’s provider number without his authorization, and falsified the physician’s electronic signature indicating on documents that he performed medical procedures he did not.
The charges against the Eck brothers include conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, false statements related to healthcare matters, healthcare fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Smith is prosecuting the case. An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The U.S. Department of Defense-Defense Criminal Investigative Service and Defense Contract Audit Agency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations are investigating the case.
The indictment charges the Eck brothers with:
- One count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud;
- Two counts of false statements related to healthcare matters;
- One count of healthcare fraud;
- Three counts of aggravated identity theft;
- Two counts of money laundering; and
- One count of money laundering conspiracy.
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Key Facts
- State: Kansas
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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